Metiendo Mano! () is the first collaborative studio album by Puerto Rican-American trombonist and singer Willie Colón and Panamanian singer-songwriter Rubén Blades, released on October 7, 1977, through Fania Records.Music in the 20th Century (3 Vol Set) Dave DiMartino - 2016 - Page 70 1317464303 Reubén Blades is a Panamanian-born singer and musician who has helped to revolutionize the salsa sound. Together with Willie Colón and others, he blended the movement called La Nueva Cancion (New Song) with salsa, ... Quintessential Blades works include Metiendo Mano (1977) and the 1978 release Siembra, one of the biggest selling salsa albums ..." The album was produced by Colón and Jerry Masucci and it's the first of five collaborative albums by Colón and Blades. The record includes the song "Pablo Pueblo", which is considered to be one of the initial forays into "conscious" or "intellectual" salsaThe New Rolling Stone Album Guide Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - 2004 - Page 81 0743201698 "It was Colon who took Blades under his wing, collaborating with him on the smoldering, thickly textured Metiendo Mano!" and was the theme song to Blades' unsuccessful Panamanian presidential bid in 1994. Craig Harris wrote in MusicHound World that the album "not only represents a historic meeting of musical minds but remains a dance-inspiring masterpiece."
Track listing
Personnel Producer: Willie Colón
Executive Producer: Jerry Masucci
Musicians:
Willie Colón – Trombone Solo (“Lluvia De Tu Cielo”), Gong, Percussion Ruben Blades – Acoustic Guitar Leopoldo Pineda – Trombone Solo (“Fue Varón”) Papo Vasquez – Trombone Lewis Kahn – Trombone Salvador Cuevas – Bass Milton Cardona – Conga, Clave, Talking Drum, Quinto (“Pueblo”) José Mangual Jr. – Bongos, Maracas, Percussion Nicky Marrero – Timbales José Torres – Piano Sonny Bravo – Piano (“Pablo Pueblo”), (“Según El Color”) Tom Malone – Tuba, Harp Synthesizer Yomo Toro – Cuatro (“Según El Color”), Lead Acoustic Guitar (“Me Recordarás”) Ruben Blades – Lead Vocals Chorus – Willie Colón, Ruben Blades, Milton Cardona, José Mangual Jr
Arrangements:
Willie Colón (“Según El Color”, “La Mora”, “Plantación Adentro”) Louie Cruz (“Pueblo”, “Lluvia De Tu Cielo”) Louis Ortíz – (“Pablo Pueblo”, “La Maleta”) Louie Ramírez (“ Fue Varón”)
Recorded at – La Tierra Sound Studios, NY
Engineers:
Jon Fausty Irv Greenbaum
Photography – Mark Kozlowiski
Design – Izzy Sanabria
Title Design – Pam Lessero
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